LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 2, 18 August 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A prohibition order \v:ir . issued at llio _ Magistrate's ('oni t this morning against a local fcmalo resident. After the public meeting in con nee- I tinn with tho Taylor Memorial Fund j this evening, a meeting will ho held | to consider the reccntly-an non need | electoral honndarios. At tin. llorongh Council Chainher, at half past seven this evening, a public meeting will he hold to decide what shall ho done in’ the matter of too Taylor Memorial Fund. A.t a special meeting of tho Xew .1 T/mouth Borough Council last night. Cr. (1. Vv. Browne was clef ted Mayor in place of tlio lade Air Tivoli. Cr. Browne was the only one nominated for tho position.

Wo understand that a dairying p:."sporty at Cppor Pembroke Xtoacl ms just changed hands for £‘s3 per u’i'o cash.

Judgment by default was given in the fallowing cases at cite Magistrate's Court Inis morning;—(l. \V. Jalvert v. Percy Jobliu, Ul3 2s Id, vasts £ I 17s (id ; 11. I). Lowers v. 11. Campbell, £2 9s Bd, costs 10s. fi> response to represon tations ,n.u:le by tuo Chamber of Commerce on behalf of residents oT To Worn, it. rath more, and Douglas, the postal k partment lias arranged that the nil for these places will be sorted on the mail train. At the Otago No-License Convention at Balclullia, held last night, it was decided to urge the Government to pass legislation making it illegal For brewers to sell to any other person than a licensed liquor dealer. A motion was passed by the residents of Balclutlia affirming entire confidence in the value of the no-liccnsc law, and advocating national prohibition. About thirty were present at a meeting of shareholders of the Stratford Dairy Co., held at the Eormgh Council Chamber yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of considering the question of purchasing the interests of the Hinakama Dairy Co. Mr. 11. Dingle occupied the chair. It was decided to purchase the property m the terms submitted by the Huiakama Co.

Despite the rough weather last night there was an attendance of about eighty at the social given by members of Holy Trinity choir. Until 9.30 p.m. various games wore indulged in, members of tiie choir giving musical selections at intervals. The floor wyis then cleared for- dancing, which was continued until midnight. An excellent supper was provided by the ladies of the choir. Tiio wot weather for the football championship match between Clifton and Okaiawa yesterday was not altogether in favour of motor cars, several of which took up their position around the field of play. As the match was drawing near the end the motormen were anxious to get away, hut experienced some difficulty in getting a start. The ground was of a rather soft nature, and the cars relaxed to move, the wheels doing nothing else but skid, with the result that the occupants had to get out. and, with the assistance of- other willing hands, push the cars out of their position, thus enabling them to proceed on their journey. James Patterson, represented by Air. Thomson, applied at the Magistrate's Court this morning for an order on a judgment summons against A. Hansen for the payment of £7 6s 6d, the cost of a suit of clothes and an extra pair of trousers. Judgment debtor pleaded that lie had not had the money necessary to pay the debt, but counsel elicited the ‘fact that debtor had been present with a young lady at the performance of “The Bad Girl of the Family,” the evening’s entertainment costing him eiglit shillings. The S.M. said a man who could afford to patronise entertainments could afford to pay his debts, and made an order for the payment of the amount forthwith, in default fourteen days’ imprisonment, warrant to bo suspended for a month.